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BUCCANEERS 24, VIKINGS 13

Were these the Vikings? I saw a horrible offense with a dismal QB, and a strong defense trying desperately to keep its team in a game it otherwise had no business being in.

This was the WORST game Culpepper has played since at least 2002. He was absolutely godawful. I thought his fumblie-itis had been cured. Granted, he got little help from the o-line, which was terrible as well. The Bucs looked like the OLD Bucs.
Where was the running game? Michael Bennett is a sprinter, NOT a running back. Moe Williams is a running back. Mewelde Moore is a running back, yet he got zero carries.
TWO TDs called back by penalties.

But the revamped defense IS legit. Don't let the 24 points mislead. They are a totally new unit. I haven't seen a Viking D get after it like this in ages. Sharper took a pick back for 6. Smoot made a great catch on another INT. Pat Williams was a beast! They gave the offense every chance to win the game, only to see it squandered.

Now, Daunte will not play this badly again all year, so it isn't panic time yet.

Elsewhere...

The Packers are going to miss the playoffs. Brett Favre is finished. All the talk of personal trainers, or how his approach is different. HA! This is the same mediocre Brett of last year's playoffs(and the year before...and the year before...). Here too the defense did ok, but to no avail. Detroit can contend this year for sure.

The Chiefs are super bowl contenders(well, or would be if the AFC title wasn't set in stone already). They killed the Jets. Johnson's better than Holmes!
The Steelers took care of business. They're RB corps is the deepest in football.
HAHA! Sucka Mike Martz! Some things never change!! I knew there was a chance Rattay could pull a Drew Brees. Now, I'm not predicting a division title, but the Niners could be pesky.
Arizona puked all over themselves, although playing in NY on 9/11 may have been a tall task.

Yes, I now believe emotion can carry the Saints a long way. Everyone watching knew that last FG was gonna go through. Carolina had no chance in this game really.
Seattle sucked at the Jags.
Denver embarassed themselves at Miami. What were the odds Frerotte would have a better day than Daunte??
Buffalo's D is amazing, and Losman did look solid. Explain why Tim Couch was run out of Cleveland and nobody ever bashes David Carr, who's accomplished LESS?
Cincy got an opening win. Next week they host the Vikes in a VERY intriguing game!

Oh, and my fantasy team is quickly in the shitter.

twigskin

Oh, so you're the lucky s.o.b. I played this week? LOL Once again it looks like Jamal Lewis will ruin my team, just like he did last year.

Indy's defense too looked outstanding tonight. All these teams that went out and really upgraded their defenses seem to have paid off.

BENGALS 37
VIKINGS 8

(how fitting that my first attempt at this wouldn't go through due to some damn glitch>

Basically, what I'd said was a eulogy for this sorry football team, its newly awful QB, its hopefully permanently deposed starting running back, its not improved at all defense, and its sorry as can be head coach.

(I'll expand later)

Ok, here it is. The Vikings are DONE! There is not one slight indication that they will be able to turn things around. Every facet of this team is a disaster. Daunte has become Kordell Stewart, i.e. an elite QB who becomes a mediocrity overnight. He threw the worst pass I've ever seen today for one pic.
The receivers are a joke. So much for Nate Burleson being a star. Michael Bennett oughta never see the field again. He's awful. Mewelde Moore should start next week.
The defense seemed improved last week, but turns out THAT was the mirage. They were disaml loong before time of possession became an issue. This looks like the same secondary they've trotted out there for ten years. They CAN stop the run a little, but so what if the QB gets to do whatever they want to?

Mike Tice's ass is definitely gonna be getting warm now. This team is far too talented to play like this. If they lose next week they're staring at 0-5 at least.

But...the NFC north is so awful that they could start 0-5 and still be in it.
Green Bay is even worse than I anticipated. Cleveland? Brett favre doesn't even look interested in anything other than cashing a paycheck right now. I've never seen him so aloof.
Chicago creamed Detroit, in the day's most stunning result imo. The Bears D is easily the best of the division, so if Orton comes along they've got a chance to contend. I don't know what happened to the Lions.

The NFC over all is even worse than last year. Philly is really good. Atlanta is good despite losing at nearly choking Seattle. Tampa could be for real. Nice offense, quality defense. Arizona was clearly a mistake playoff choice. The Rams suck even when they win.

THE PANTHERS BEAT NEW ENGLAND!!
This weekend was disastrous(don't get me started on my soon to be 0-13 fanasy team), but who cares with a joyous result like this!! For the 2nd straight time Carolina completely outplays the Pats, only this time Kasay hits a couple clutch FGs instead of giving them the game. And Delhomme didn't even play good. SO nice to see what Brady is when he's actually being pressured. It may be their last loss of the year, but it was still sweet!!

Pittsburgh is rolling. Indy got a helluva game from the Jags but won. KC held on against the Raiders. The Jets won ugly. Baltimore is another big disappointment. I will NEVER let Jamal Lewis near a fantasy team again!>:
Buffalo came back to earth. Denver beat San Diego, who are 0-2 but not a bad 0-2.

twigskin

I listened to some of Tice's radio show tonight, and you can tell he knows he's one more bad loss away from being fired. The one thing the guy had going for him was his affability. He wasn't uptight and defensive like Denny Green always was. But he was lashing out at every single criticism.

If they lose to the Saints, he's fired on Monday. And even if they win, they'll follow it up by losing BIG at Atlanta, and then they'll lose at Chicago again. 1-4 at best!

Tice should've been fired after last season and they shoulda hired Romeo Crennel. The Vikes haven't had a defensive-minded coach since Bud Grant!

YES! When Denny Green was hired, Dungy came on as the DC, til 95 when he left to coach the Bucs. The Vikes haven't been good on defense since. Those few years with Dungy the Vikes had a good defense, and were really good at forcing turnovers. Those years though they just didn't have the QB play. They had Gannon(who was not at the level he would be later), Salisbury(a mediocrity and maybe the worst NFL TV guy out there), McMahon(who was done by then) and Moon(who was very much on the back end of his career).

VIKINGS 33
SAINTS 16

Well, had the game gone the way it did the first half for the ENTIRE game, I'd be ready to rave.

But considering the lousy play in the 2nd half, and the way the Saints crept back into the game, I think this game was no more than a temporary respite from a season that just will not reach its preseason promise.

Daunte certainly turned things around. And YES, he tucked it and ran with the ball on numerous occasions! Troy Williamson finally showed some skills. To the surprise of NOT me, Mewelde Moore established himself as the team's best back, even if they almost ignored him for all but one drive.
The defense played very well. McAllister never got going. Brooks was rushed all day long. Some guy named Henderson had a big day, but nobody else did.

But the Saints are woeful. Clearly that week 1 win can be called a major fluke now. One of these days, they might realize that Aaron Brooks is a mediocrity, or that Jim Haslett is a terrible coach.

So they're 1-2. I still think they have NO chance to win at Atlanta, and they're staring down 1-3.

BUT...their division continues to impress. The Green Bay Packers are the WORST team in the NFL, next to the Cardinals(um, didn't someone pick them to be division champs? *shame*). Favre is back to throwing passes so badly that I'm convinced he's on the take. He might have the worst final season ever for a future hall of famer. And it isn't helping that Ahman Green's mediocrity is finally being displayed in big neon writing. Or that the defense is still incapable of doing anything even remotely helpful.
For some reason I actually bought into the Bears for a week, but Cincy smoked them with ease. Orton did his best Daunte imitation.

New England beat the Steelers, but I felt no pain this time. Their last meeting killed my NFL fandom, and removed my ability to hope for Patriot failure. I just wish someone would acknowledge how losing all these players and still winning reflects on how great Belichick is, and how utterly replacable Brady is. Nice to see Big Ben lead em to the tying score though. I give a great big lameball to Bill Cowher for inexplicably calling a timeout on the last drive that handed the Pats the necessary time to get the FG off. Cowher's my favorite coach, but things like that are why he'll never win a super bowl.

T.O. beat Randy. Philly is weird so far though, and McNabb's injury problems are gonna be a big issue for them.
San Diego woke up and eat the crap out of Eli. I root against the Giants cuz of whiny Eli and Shockey, the most overrated player in the NFL not quarterbacking the Patriots!
Dallas struggled, but beat the Niners.

Tampa goes to 3-0. Cadillac is headed for rookie of the year. Atlanta won even with a dinged up Vick. Suddenly, the puzzling Panthers are playing catch up. They are the most disappointing team in the NFL considering who they'e lost to, and who they beat too.

The Rams can make any bad team keep a game close. Seattle bores me, despite beating Arizona big. The Cards are done. Frisco is no factor, though Rattay's making a nice showcase for his future elsewhere.

Jacksonville won a clutch game, and the Jets lost a clutch game. Those 2 things always happen. Somehow the Dolphins looked great again. I can't imagine them being a playoff contender though. Buffalo is gonna have long year. Losman stinks.

Cincy is 3-0! And not only is Carson already a legit MVP candidate, but the defense is looking like a Marvin Lewis defense. Now they've got a game lead on the Steelers too.

Indy won another low scoring game, but they might wanna show SOME concern about how they aren't scoring points anymore.

twigskin

Jummy, much as I'd love to cry foul on that one, it would've made no difference ultimately. More damaging was Cowher's ridiculous timeout on the last Patriot drive, which gave the Pats the extra time needed to drive the 30 yards or so left for the FG. Had he not called that timeout(and the Pats had none remaining, I believe), the game would've gone to overtime.

FALCONS 30
VIKINGS 10

Wow, what a stunner. The Vikes throttle a lousy team at home, then assume everything is peachy, and go on the road and learn that, sorry, you still SUCK ASS!

This game was never in doubt, cause the Vikes were never there. Vick did whatever he wanted. Dunn did whatever he wanted. Hell, even Matt Schaub did whatever he wanted. The defense did whatever it wanted.

Daunte was lousy, but this one's not on him. NINE sacks! Mewelde Moore played well too. But still, for the 2nd time in 3 games the team failed to score a meaningful point. HOW EMBARASSING to kick a field goal down 27-0, just to avoid being shutout.

And this was 30-10, but just like at Cincy it could've been WAY worse. Atlanta blew a few good returns with penalties, and had a few lazy drops.

This team will NOT turn the corner. If they win a road game all year I will be stunned.

But why is my mood HAPPY???

CHARGERS 41 !!!!!!
PATRIOTS 17 !!!!!!!

HAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I've been LONGING for a game like this for 3 years!! To see the Pats not just lose at home, but be ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED!!!!!! I rocked my Tomlinson jersey today and watched almost this whole game, and I won't have a finer 3 hours of NFL fandom all season!!! Brady does NOTHING!!! Brees and Tomlinson...and GATES!!!! They carved em up all day long. Oh let this be a sign, not a fluke.

Philly had just as impressive a win, making a huge comeback at Arrowhead. Uh, so much for the Chiefs new and improved defense. This was still the most impressive win the Eagles have had in a long time.
Tampa went 4-0, but let Detroit almost win it. Pollard was NOT in, that was a good call.
Cincy went 4-0. Not totally shocked they had a letdown againt the Texans. The Jags will knock em off next week, I think.
Washington won again. I have a really hard time believing in them, but in the NFC you don't have to be that good. Seattle is just pure mediocrity.
I sorta believe in the Giants. I hate Eli cause he's a whiny crybaby bitch, but he's really improving fast. Their offense is kinda scary. Oh shock that the Rams go on the road and puke on themselves.
The Saints won sloppy, but come on, its Buffalo. JP Losman is the flop of the year! Buffalo might lose every game all year.

The Ravens won, but come on, its the Jets. The poor Jets are a disaster now. Herman Edwards is my boy, but that franchise just seems cursed.
Indy showed some offense(yay Marvin!), so they've gotta be considered the best team in the league right now.
Denver all of a sudden looks really good. Killing KC and now beating the Jags on the road. 2-0 in their division already. They're in good shape.

MONDAY NIGHT

Well, the Packers showed a little bit of life tonight, but it took the Panthers near choke job for it to happen. I'm SO disappointed in Carolina so far. With Tampa and Atlanta in that division, plus the likelihood of one wild card coming out of the east, they have to get it together fast or they'll be an also ran once again. Green Bay will win next week finally.

twigskin